Emote: Bakugo x OC Reader

Chapter 89

The morning had been hell, from having to file a police report to having to calm my mom, who couldn't seem to stop sobbing after she wrapped me in her arms once she arrived shortly after being contacted by the school. I'd used my quirk to help bring her some peace of mind, however I think that Aizawa caught on quickly to how drained I was feeling and encouraged her to give me some space to allow me to rest. After Recovery Girl had healed me, the exhaustion set in and I'd slept for a while, waking up a few hours later to feel somewhat better but still shaken by the events of the past 24 hours.

I had panicked upon seeing Katsuki and Shinso together on my walk back to the dorms, but it quickly became apparent that they were both putting in an effort to at least be civil with one another. My heart had soared when Katsuki had suggested going to the beach. Most of the class ended up coming with us, although when Mineta began going into pervert overdrive Katsuki threatened to kill him in his sleep, causing the creepy little grape baby to shrivel in fear and suddenly decide that he was too nauseous to attend.

After our group had picked out a spot on the beach and began setting up, Katsuki grabbed my hand unexpectedly as he shouted, "Oi, losers! If any of you extras ogle my girlfriend in her swimming suit for even a millisecond I will blast your ass to next Tuesday!"

An odd mix of embarrassment and joy filled me as my classmates eyes shifted to look at me. I caught a handful of reactions, including Kirishima's proud grin, Shinso's eye roll and Midoriya choking on the water he had just taken a sip of.

"Finally made it official, huh, Bakubabe?" Mina asked. The nickname gave me a pang of unexpected jealousy but then she shot me a warm smile and the feeling quickly evaporated.

"Wait, did you say girlfriend?" Kaminari asked, suddenly looking disappointed.

"Yeah, man, where have you been?" Sero scoffed as though this was common knowledge. "They've clearly been into each other since she joined our class."

"Awww man, I want a girlfriend!" Kaminari whined and then looked hopefully in the direction of Jiro, whose face twisted in disgust before she turned away.

"Anyways!" I said loudly, wanting to draw the attention away from us. "Who's up for some beach volleyball?"

"Ooooo, girl, you read my mind!" Mina exclaimed.

"Hell yeah, that sounds fun!" Kirishima said excitedly, as he snatched a volleyball out of one of the bags we brought and pointed to the nearby beach volleyball court. "And it's empty now, so perfect timing!"

"Hey," I said, turning to Katsuki now that the class was distracted with figuring out who was going to do what. Lacing my fingers through his and looking up into his deep crimson eyes, I said, "I know that was your way of announcing to everyone that we're official and it made me really happy."

He rolled his eyes but slightly squeezed my hands in response.

"As for ogling," I said, releasing his hands so I could pull my tank top off over my head. I watched his eyes widen as they traveled down to take in the overwhelming amount of skin that was now exposed. I had chosen my tropical print bikini top, which was patterned with leaves and flowers that were colored blue, orange, pink, black and white. He seemed to hiss as he sucked in a breath when I leaned forward to whisper in his ear. "You're the only one allowed to do that."

When I pulled back there was a deep blush spread across his cheeks as he sputtered for a moment, obviously flustered.

"W-woman!" He managed, gripping my wrist as I turned to start heading towards the volleyball court. "I'm going to have to kick every guy's ass on this beach if you don't put that damn tank top back on!"